Welcome to openBVE's (not-so) official Github repository

Getting started

Before starting the program for the first time, please read the quick install guide located at:

• https://sites.google.com/site/openbvesim/installUse

Command-line arguments:

/route=FILE

Loads the specified route (CSV/RW) on startup. If /train is not also specified, the default train of the route will be used if one is found, otherwise the main menu opens with just the route selected.

/train=FOLDER

Loads the specified train folder (containing a train.dat) on startup. If /route is not also specified, the main menu will be opened with just the train selected.

/filesystem=FILE

The specified file describes the file system organization. See the Install and Play pages on the homepage for the details.

Links:

Project homepage:

• http://openbve.shadow93.info

Authors' homepages:

• http://shadow93.info/
• http://odakyufan.zxq.net/
• http://railsimroutes.net/

Free as in freedom:

This program is released into the public domain where legally possible. For anywhere else, you are given permission to do whatever you want with the program.

If you make modifications and release them to others, please change the title of the program so that others don't confuse our program with your modification.

Pull requests:

We are open for pull requests if anyone wishes to contribute to development of this project. Pre-compiled binaries are optional (please make a note if not including pre-compiled binaries to your pull requests)

If you wish to make a pull request, please document all the changes you made, and add comments to your code to better understand what functions your code does.

Credits:

This is a list of credits intended to include everyone who made significant contributions to this project.

• ###Programming:

• shadow93 - current maintainer

• michelle - Former lead programming

• odakyufan - Additional programming & former maintainer

• Anthony Bowden (Anthony_B) - Additional programming

• ###Homepage:

• odakyufan - Former homepage content

• michelle - Former homepage content

• Anthony Bowden (Anthony_B) - Former hosting solution

• Steve Green (wumpty) - Former hosting solution

• Packagers:

• Paul Sladen (sladen) - Ubuntu liaison and package maintainer

• Translators:

• Marc Riera Irigoyen (Markitus95) - Catalan

• Jan Henning (Jan) - German

• phontanka - Hungarian

• Dirk-Jan Breunissen (DJB) - Dutch

• Alvin Wong (alvinwong) - Chinese (Simplified)

• and others...